The Raid
The Professor and his rebels meet up with Berlin, and the two of them share a moment where they realize that they are brothers. They share a moment of brotherhood, and it’s clear that this is something that has been missing in their lives. They both lost comrades along the way, and this explains their bond together.
The Professor’s father started a plan to redistribute wealth and take out the Mint in order to revenge Berlin for his personal vendetta against the warden. This explains their motivation but it is also possible that Berlin has another personal vendetta against the warden as well.
Woo-Jin has the whole headquarters photographed, but she suspects something is wrong. As they continue to search, the group uncover a bomb set to blow in 60 seconds! The Professor blows it up just as they all escape in time, but a raging fire destroys all the evidence inside. Good thing they all took pictures though! ..
Tokyo is concerned that the bomb being rigged to go only after they’ve been there, along with Berlin’s stunt, could hint at larger things going on here. It all seems a bit fishy. For now, she interviews Tokyo and hooks up to a lie detector where she talks about Berlin’s betrayal and how she’s been framed as a spy. Tokyo doesn’t give anything up. In fact, she’s thrown in the back of a SWAT van and moved to another location.
Nairobi’s betrayal is clear. She was in on the plan to kill her son and then take herself and Berlin off the map. Tokyo was also complicit in this, knowing full well what was happening. Their goal was to keep Nairobi from finding out the truth, which ultimately led to her son’s death.
Tokyo is saved by the rebels driving a dummy C4 into the windshield. The rebels are revealed to be Berlin’s counter-government rebel group. The Professor watches as Captain Cha points out that their goal is an uprising.
As the rebels break into the hideout, they come across a group of security guards. They fight through the guards, taking out as many as they can. As they do, they hear a voice from behind one of the security guards. It’s Kim Sangman. He’s aware of who these people are and he knows that a meeting is going to be held to show him up face to face with Berlin once again. While this occurs, he and his team take out the security guard and move into safety. There’s some nice camera work here as they fight through the waves of goons, with one continuous long shot with POV clips, Matrix-esque sequences and a rotating camera working beautifully.
Back at the Mint, the Warden switches things round and claims that Berlin actually raped and burned his daughter alive, trying to paint Berlin as the villain. Given this is streaming at the same time as the video inside the safehouse, Woo-Jin sends backup to help but it’s not needed. Seoul leads the charge alongside Tokyo to bring Nairobi’s son outside. They encourage him to head off with Woo-Jin, wanting her to bring him to safety. In doing so of course, that would allow the group to go free. But the life of an innocent boy is too much for Woo-Jin to turn away. There will be another opportunity. ..
That child though is not dead, and in fact is actually working with Berlin. She gives a speech about how he’s not innocent and that his stepdaughter is still alive and on this camera right now. She goes on to point out Sangman kidnapped Nairobi’s child and threw shade at the entire idea of the Unification.
Although Woo-Jin takes Nairobi’s child to an orphanage and knows they’ve done the right thing, she can’t help but feel she’s been played every step of the way. She laments that the Professor knows their every move and tries to work out what to do next.
The Professor’s plan involved Berlin making it seem like they’re political activists. He knew that this would grow and it would allow them to enact the final stage of their plan. In order to complete their plan, he needed Berlin to speak to the hostages and offer them an enticing gig – they could leave the following day but if they chose to stay, then they’d be given 3 billion won each.
The Episode Review
Korea’s Heist: The country pulls off a well-shot episode of action and antics, with similarities to the Spanish version but also notable differences that make it stand out. ..
The raid on the safehouse was a great scene and it was shot well. It felt similar to the elevator scene from Luca: The Beginning, although I appreciate that it may be a slightly niche example for those who don’t follow all the K-dramas! ..
This episode of “The Walking Dead” is a definite stand out, leaving everything wide open for where the story may go next.
